Daily Republican., 1887-05-07

\ November lspt 70 fhe British govern
lment fos the setsfoment of the fish eriei
Question having been made public IL
Canada, with criticisms upon thos,
fragments by Cauad dian ministers, SEQ
retary BayArd has thought 1t proper t.
Ipublish the entire treaty, aud along
with 1t his dispatch to Minister Phelpi
explainiDg the attitude of the United
States government In regard to the mat,
terra In dispute. 1t 10 proposed by the
Secretary that mixed commission
whose decisions shall not he held valid
until jointly confirmed by the United
States and her Majesty the Queen OF
Great BritAin-shall be appoipt tad for
the following purposes:
To agree to extend the area open to
our fshermen In British North Anne rlca
In bays and harbors more than ten
miles wide to within three miles OF a
line drawn across at the point where
| the width does not exceed ten miles;
TO provide for the establishment OF lines
separating the exclusive from the com.
mon right Of fishing on the coasts of the
British North American colonies; to
establish regulations under which our
fishermen will be secured the enjoy.
ment In Canadian waters OF rights
which are undisputed; to agree upon
|proceedin and jurisdiction necessary
to secure a speedy trial of violators
lot res.rictt0ps hereby adopted; to
instruct colonial and British Off.
GERS, pending negotiations to Ab.
stain from seizing or molesting
our fishing We ssels unless found fishing
within the limits prohibited to them BY
the treaty Of 1918 rs we understand IL;
TO secure the release Of all fishing YES.
aola NJ nuv g. a. A.
ing to report At custom houses when
king shelter, repairs or supplies. and
the return of Gil fnes exacted for such
failure to report; to provide for . COM
mission TO ascertain damages caused to
our fishermen In 1886 and mako awards
therefor; to give our fishing vessels the
same commercial privileges In Cana
dian waters os other vessels, in
cludinR the purchase Of bait and
other supplies; to provide for the
sending BY each government of two
vessels to cruise, the one in the Gulf
OF St. Lawience and the other on
tie Southern coast Of Nova Scotia, dur
ing the fishing season, the commanders
OF said vessels to examine Jointly al.
l,aad iDfraotions Of the treaty, and in
case they agree that the treaty has been
violated, to send the vessel in question
for trial to Halifax, and II unable to
Agrse, to reach a decision by the inter-
veatiOu of an umpire. Such substan.
dAlly are Mr.. Bay ards proposals, and
1t is evident that II be should be able to
carry them, they would constitute 0
trophy to his skill. The Canadian
Ministry to whom they have been re. |
ferred by the British government for in !,
spection, reject them on the ground
that they assume everything under dig
pute, aud, instead of embodyin con.
cestions on which . compromise might
be based, ask for notable extensions of
hshiDR area in waters In which Ameri.
can fishermen at present claim no right !
to ed ter.
1t is objected also that the proposal
to release Gil vessels seized and pay
damages implies that Oanads's whole
position is wrong, which Ia rather
strong ground to take In proposal to
discuss differences. Lord Salisbury, in
despair, apparently, OF reconoiling con.
fiicting claims put forward on both
,ides with so much postiy eness, has
proposed In his turn that we 20 back to
she reciprocal arrangements of the
sfeaty Of 1871, under which our fisher.
men had oil the privilege they asked In
Canadian waters In return for an open
market In the United States for Canal
iian fish. As II he thought he WAS
making Q great concession, his lordshipj
las offered us these privileges without
he bonus Of S5.500,0O We paid for
hem under the treaty Of 1871.